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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\nL’Equipe’s reporter said Evra had initially gone over to the fans to talk to them, but the situation had escalated quickly.<\/p>\n
“Pat has experience and he must not react, it’s obvious,” Marseille coach Rudi Garcia said.<\/p>\n
“Patrice is a more-than-experienced player. You can’t respond to insults, as bad as they are and as incredible as they might be. He must learn to keep his cool.”<\/p>\n
Evra, who won five Premier League titles and the Champions League during eight years with Manchester United, joined Marseille from Juventus in January but has made only two appearances this season.<\/p>\n
The incident evoked memories of\u00a0Eric Cantona’s infamous “kung-fu kick”during Manchester United’s game against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in January 1995.<\/p>\n
The Frenchman was banned for nine months by the Football Association for the incident, which took place as he left the pitch following a red card.<\/p>\n
Patrice Evra\u00a0was sent off after kicking one of his own team’s fans in the head before Marseille’s Europa League defeat at Vitoria Guimaraes.<\/p>\n
Footage shows the 36-year-old ex-Manchester United defender aiming an acrobatic kick at a supporter at the side of the pitch during the warm-up.<\/p>\n
Substitute Evra was dismissed before kick-off in Portugal, and Marseille started with 11 players.<\/p>\n
Uefa’s disciplinary body is likely to rule on any further action on Friday.<\/p>\n
French newspaper\u00a0L’Equipe<\/i>\u00a0reported that Marseille supporters had been jeering Evra for about half an hour while the players prepared for the game, which the French side lost 1-0 after Paolo Hurtado’s late goal.<\/p>\n L’Equipe’s reporter said Evra had initially gone over to the fans to talk to them, but the situation had escalated quickly.<\/p>\n “Pat has experience and he must not react, it’s obvious,” Marseille coach Rudi Garcia said.<\/p>\n “Patrice is a more-than-experienced player. You can’t respond to insults, as bad as they are and as incredible as they might be. He must learn to keep his cool.”<\/p>\n Evra, who won five Premier League titles and the Champions League during eight years with Manchester United, joined Marseille from Juventus in January but has made only two appearances this season.<\/p>\n The incident evoked memories of\u00a0Eric Cantona’s infamous “kung-fu kick”during Manchester United’s game against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in January 1995.<\/p>\n The Frenchman was banned for nine months by the Football Association for the incident, which took place as he left the pitch following a red card.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Patrice Evra\u00a0was sent off after kicking one of his own team’s fans in the head before Marseille’s Europa League defeat at Vitoria Guimaraes. Footage shows the 36-year-old ex-Manchester United defender aiming an acrobatic kick at a supporter at the side of the pitch during the warm-up. Substitute Evra was dismissed before kick-off in Portugal, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n<\/div>\n<\/div>